I switched over from Comcast last fall. The UI isn't terrible, but flawed to the extent that you become aware of it, if you know what I mean. Just a poorly designed interface I think because of the habit of Windows developers to get lazy and rely on OS shortcuts (like certain cookie cutter dialog models). I'm a masochist when it comes to most tools, appliances, etc., so it takes a lot of annoyance for me to start digging into configurations to amend usage problems.
I was at the point where I was ready to switch back to Comcast because of the buggy, mediocre cable boxes and I got quite a chuckle when, while digging through the setup menus, I saw that the OS was based on Windows CE 5.01.
But, a law basically exonerating perpetrators of a crime (and a Constitutional crime at that) should be a showstopper for ANY bill.
I read his blog post about why he did it, but that doesn't stop it from being wrong. I'm one of those people whose support he lost. I'm not sure how I'm going to change my politics, but that vote just voted me out of the Democratic Party.
Sounds like this guy is regurgitating the same green ideas that we've been kicking around for decades. He seems really proud of himself for his revolutionary "wind farm" idea and Wall Street is acting like the guy just discovered a gold mine.
My suspicion is that it takes a filthy rich corporatist to make free-marketers consider green tech as anything other than communist tree-hugging.
I remember this series as well. Kind of a futuristic setting with Gods personified. I think I read that whole series as well. On a Pale Horse, about Death, is the only title I can recall. I remember his other series being a bit heavier on the sexual content which is why I left it out.
Might be a little early for them, but the Xanth series was great. Kind of silly fantasy humor, though there is a little bit of sexual content as I recall (nothing that a teenager can't handle).
My dad gave me a copy of A Spell for Chameleon as I recall the first book of the series was titled. I was about 13 or so at the time and that series reintroduced me to books at a time I had started to grow away from reading for fun.
I followed this case back when I was on a Court TV binge. Kobe didn't do it. Going from my memory:
She was examined the day after the alleged rape:
No evidence of rape was found on her body after examination. No bruises or anything. After a later examination, there were claims that a thumb impression was found on her neck.
She had semen from more than one individual in her, including one guy she'd had sex with AFTER Kobe that night. Not exactly the behavior of a rape victim.
The blood was supposedly from anal sex, and there was a miniscule amount on her t-shirt.
The case was dropped a few days after the "victim's" text messages were released by her service provider. She'd been bragging to friends that she'd had sex with Kobe. Very likely that the text messages confirmed it.
The "victim" settled for what I remember being $50K. Doesn't sound like a grieving rape victim to me.
And the case was dropped after all. How the hell does a prosecutor pursue a case, then drop it unless there's practically no evidence or exculpatory evidence?
So, based on outcome and not the BS jury tampering insinuations that prosecutors love to leak to the press, you have to assume that "it was consensual" was indeed the case.
Yellowcake isn't a WMD. On top of that, Bush was floating the idea that the Iraqis were trying to get yellowcake (which they have tons of) from Niger. That's part of what the whole Joe Wilson scandal was; his visit totally debunked that fraudulent work of propaganda.
It's not the new bar, it's "same as the old boss." Nixon's "If the President does it then it's not illegal," philosopy of the unitary executive branch revisited. Doesn't matter if it's been smacked down in court if you've got enough judges (7/9 from Republican Presidents) and a sub-veto proof majority in Congress.
This is why I'm for impeachment regardless of how close elections are. I can't tell you how many times I've heard conservatives praise Nixon's administration; in my opinion because he's not blighted with an impeachment trial.
The lesson the neocons learned from Nixon was to never testify under oath and obfuscate your law-breaking just enough for the general public not to get what you're up to. The fact that there are Americans gleefully willing to defend the last 7 1/2 years is my proof.
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Fits in nicely with the current mindset of the mainstream media. Report first, worry about the details later, and if you screw something up blame it on the sources you never bothered to validate.
My favorites are the sensationally attributed headlines like "George Bush Fucks Sheep Sources Say."
New laws aren't the problem. It's the fat cats writing checks (with Congressmen's ears in their hands) influencing the purpose of new laws that are the problem. I'm sure you yourself can think of 10 new laws that would make this a better country, but unless there's some corporation or wealthy constituency to benefit, it ain't gonna happen.
Yes it is. If you pay attention to his speech patterns, he often intentionally mispronounces words with garish emphasis. And, conservatives love his anti-intellectualism. Who else would brag about not reading?
Bush is a moron, but he's not stupid. He's also from Connecticut, which is what I was getting at. And, the first President who didn't make note of his place of birth in his official bio as I recall (to keep up the charade). Ask Americans where he was born, and I'll bet my paycheck that not 2 in ten get it right.
Not that this will be a big change, since Bush hardly ever left Texas before he was elected.
Except for most of his childhood. The whole "I'm a cowboy" motif is a gimmick Karl Rove cooked up to make an East Coast Elitist seem more appealing to rednecks in the conservative base.
I used to think exactly as you did. Then, I realized that the problem was my inability to moderate my play (because I had so much fun playing WoW). If you feel like you're wasting time on some entertainment outlet, you're probably doing it too much at the expense of your real life and real obligations.
BTW, I've stopped playing precisely for that reason. But, I had a hell of a lot of fun playing and I can't blame Blizzard for creating such a phenomenal product.
What's the point of an SUV to drive through the city?
Image and looks, of course! My last car purchase was based primarily on how I thought my car looks, secondarily by user reviews. Much of what we humans do is based on aesthetics.
My problem are the flocks of sheep who bought SUVs based on the image of rugged outdoor-sy excitement or the My, the looks you'll get from other people! factor sold to them in commercials. I'm talking to YOU, sis.
The NBA is THE most difficult sport to officiate because of the constant pace of action and breadth of rules (3 second violations are physically impossible to monitor precisely).
However, the league has definitely hurt itself with the loose interpretation of rules. Plus, crap like fudging calls based on reputation and superstar status really detracts from the game.
But, that's been the status quo for I bet 20 years. My opinion is that the NBA went downhill when they decided to price the little guy out of access to the game and turned into PR sluts. It's starting to happen to the NFL as well.
Same here, Hillary and her campaign have made a series of monumental mistakes that would have ended the careers of anyone else. Howard Dean's campaign end came from a stupid scream that no one heard in real time besides him and a soundroom guy. I suppose it's testimony for their political power base that they're still kicking.
What I don't understand are the rabid Clinton supporters who still think she has a legitimate shot at the nomination and that she's somehow being treated unfairly.
Dude, have you watched the NASA ubergeek reactions every time a space mission hits a milestone? Slashdot is the varsity football team at a high school kegger in comparison.
Which is the attitude that's killing NASA. When you need 10s of billions of dollars from an intellectually disinterested tax base, "gee, that's pretty" can sell your ideas and pay the bills. I'm not saying sell out, but try to make the science more accessible.
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I switched over from Comcast last fall. The UI isn't terrible, but flawed to the extent that you become aware of it, if you know what I mean. Just a poorly designed interface I think because of the habit of Windows developers to get lazy and rely on OS shortcuts (like certain cookie cutter dialog models). I'm a masochist when it comes to most tools, appliances, etc., so it takes a lot of annoyance for me to start digging into configurations to amend usage problems.
I was at the point where I was ready to switch back to Comcast because of the buggy, mediocre cable boxes and I got quite a chuckle when, while digging through the setup menus, I saw that the OS was based on Windows CE 5.01.
But, a law basically exonerating perpetrators of a crime (and a Constitutional crime at that) should be a showstopper for ANY bill.
I read his blog post about why he did it, but that doesn't stop it from being wrong. I'm one of those people whose support he lost. I'm not sure how I'm going to change my politics, but that vote just voted me out of the Democratic Party.
Sounds like this guy is regurgitating the same green ideas that we've been kicking around for decades. He seems really proud of himself for his revolutionary "wind farm" idea and Wall Street is acting like the guy just discovered a gold mine.
My suspicion is that it takes a filthy rich corporatist to make free-marketers consider green tech as anything other than communist tree-hugging.
I remember this series as well. Kind of a futuristic setting with Gods personified. I think I read that whole series as well. On a Pale Horse, about Death, is the only title I can recall. I remember his other series being a bit heavier on the sexual content which is why I left it out.
Might be a little early for them, but the Xanth series was great. Kind of silly fantasy humor, though there is a little bit of sexual content as I recall (nothing that a teenager can't handle).
My dad gave me a copy of A Spell for Chameleon as I recall the first book of the series was titled. I was about 13 or so at the time and that series reintroduced me to books at a time I had started to grow away from reading for fun.
I'm referring to the rape allegation. He definitely cheated on his wife.
I followed this case back when I was on a Court TV binge. Kobe didn't do it. Going from my memory:
So, based on outcome and not the BS jury tampering insinuations that prosecutors love to leak to the press, you have to assume that "it was consensual" was indeed the case.
Yellowcake isn't a WMD. On top of that, Bush was floating the idea that the Iraqis were trying to get yellowcake (which they have tons of) from Niger. That's part of what the whole Joe Wilson scandal was; his visit totally debunked that fraudulent work of propaganda.
How pampered does one have to be to forget a laptop? I paid a lot for mine, and I'm not leaving it ANYWHERE.
I'd rather have our apathetic voting population, crumbling infrastructure, and an ozone layer.
It's not the new bar, it's "same as the old boss." Nixon's "If the President does it then it's not illegal," philosopy of the unitary executive branch revisited. Doesn't matter if it's been smacked down in court if you've got enough judges (7/9 from Republican Presidents) and a sub-veto proof majority in Congress.
This is why I'm for impeachment regardless of how close elections are. I can't tell you how many times I've heard conservatives praise Nixon's administration; in my opinion because he's not blighted with an impeachment trial.
The lesson the neocons learned from Nixon was to never testify under oath and obfuscate your law-breaking just enough for the general public not to get what you're up to. The fact that there are Americans gleefully willing to defend the last 7 1/2 years is my proof.
Fits in nicely with the current mindset of the mainstream media. Report first, worry about the details later, and if you screw something up blame it on the sources you never bothered to validate.
My favorites are the sensationally attributed headlines like "George Bush Fucks Sheep Sources Say."
New laws aren't the problem. It's the fat cats writing checks (with Congressmen's ears in their hands) influencing the purpose of new laws that are the problem. I'm sure you yourself can think of 10 new laws that would make this a better country, but unless there's some corporation or wealthy constituency to benefit, it ain't gonna happen.
Yes it is. If you pay attention to his speech patterns, he often intentionally mispronounces words with garish emphasis. And, conservatives love his anti-intellectualism. Who else would brag about not reading?
Bush is a moron, but he's not stupid. He's also from Connecticut, which is what I was getting at. And, the first President who didn't make note of his place of birth in his official bio as I recall (to keep up the charade). Ask Americans where he was born, and I'll bet my paycheck that not 2 in ten get it right.
Not that this will be a big change, since Bush hardly ever left Texas before he was elected.
Except for most of his childhood. The whole "I'm a cowboy" motif is a gimmick Karl Rove cooked up to make an East Coast Elitist seem more appealing to rednecks in the conservative base.
I used to think exactly as you did. Then, I realized that the problem was my inability to moderate my play (because I had so much fun playing WoW). If you feel like you're wasting time on some entertainment outlet, you're probably doing it too much at the expense of your real life and real obligations.
BTW, I've stopped playing precisely for that reason. But, I had a hell of a lot of fun playing and I can't blame Blizzard for creating such a phenomenal product.
My government can put me in prison for up to 28 days (soon to be 42) without charge as a direct consequence of 9/11.
You English are such whiners. Our country can put us in prison indefinitely without charge and you don't see US complaining!
What's the point of an SUV to drive through the city?
Image and looks, of course! My last car purchase was based primarily on how I thought my car looks, secondarily by user reviews. Much of what we humans do is based on aesthetics.
My problem are the flocks of sheep who bought SUVs based on the image of rugged outdoor-sy excitement or the My, the looks you'll get from other people! factor sold to them in commercials. I'm talking to YOU, sis.
SUVs do have a valid role, BTW.
The NBA is THE most difficult sport to officiate because of the constant pace of action and breadth of rules (3 second violations are physically impossible to monitor precisely).
However, the league has definitely hurt itself with the loose interpretation of rules. Plus, crap like fudging calls based on reputation and superstar status really detracts from the game.
But, that's been the status quo for I bet 20 years. My opinion is that the NBA went downhill when they decided to price the little guy out of access to the game and turned into PR sluts. It's starting to happen to the NFL as well.
How's that clean city air and population density-induced stress treating the unadulterated temple you call a body?
Yes, but let me present a Modest Proposal. Additionally, we can sequester the methane with a leakproof membrane and put it to use in a variety of entertaining diversions. How much more sustainable can you get than that?
Same here, Hillary and her campaign have made a series of monumental mistakes that would have ended the careers of anyone else. Howard Dean's campaign end came from a stupid scream that no one heard in real time besides him and a soundroom guy. I suppose it's testimony for their political power base that they're still kicking.
What I don't understand are the rabid Clinton supporters who still think she has a legitimate shot at the nomination and that she's somehow being treated unfairly.
Hmmm, I suspect some Donner Party-esque desperation is inevitable. Next summer, we're going to have no rovers and one fat Phoenix.
Dude, have you watched the NASA ubergeek reactions every time a space mission hits a milestone? Slashdot is the varsity football team at a high school kegger in comparison.
Which is the attitude that's killing NASA. When you need 10s of billions of dollars from an intellectually disinterested tax base, "gee, that's pretty" can sell your ideas and pay the bills. I'm not saying sell out, but try to make the science more accessible.